Saturday, April 19, 2014

It was a long winter...which made it a good one for tying flies. I thought I'd share some photos of my winter's efforts, for myself, friends and customers. Hopefully, one picture truly is worth a thousand words.

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I was really pleased to see the Celtic Beauty make it on the Miramichi Salmon Association's 2014 Calendar!

I was also very pleased to be able to put this box together as a way of saying thanks to a dear friend to whom we here at Southshire Drive owe a huge debt of gratitude:

In the midst of tying for others, I did manage to get my own batch of spey-style flies ready for the summer ahead:

Even got most of the wet fly box ready, too!

So that's it! Here's hoping we all have a satisfying, enjoyabel...and safe...fly fishing season this year! I bet we all deserve that. Bon Chance!

About Me

I spent 10 years working for the National Wild Turkey Federation, first as a Regional Director, and finally as their first Director of Development. I then became Executive Director of the American Museum of Fly Fishing, a position I held for almost 7 years - making me the longest serving director of that institution in its history (trust me, that's an accomplishment!). I left the nonprofit world to become, happily, a self-employed carpenter/cabinet maker.
And the Miramichi has become like a second home to me in recent years...a beautiful river, atlantic salmon, and great friends. Life is good.
Photo courtesy Renate Bullock